Working with Synthetic TCP port test profiles
This section covers the following topics:
Preparing for a TCP port test
To ascertain the number of a TCP port, first refer to the technical documentation that accompanies the product that utilizes that port.
A variety of software tools can ascertain the TCP port number(s) utilized by a particular application or service, including but not limited to netstat. Use the following command on the target machine (or on any other host that is configured similarly).
netstat -b -a -P TCP
A TCP port number can be 1 to 5 digits.
Also ascertain the URI of the target host, such as appserver.mycompany.com or 10.20.30.40.
Using the wizard for a TCP port test
To create, clone, edit, or delete a Synthetic TCP port test profile
1. Choose Configure > All Settings > Monitor: Synthetic Testing.
2. On the Choose Action page, select a radio button to specify whether you will Create, Clone, Edit, or Delete a Synthetic Test Profile.
– If you are creating a Profile, click Next.
– If you are cloning or editing a Profile, highlight the name of an existing profile in the list below, and click Next.
– If you are deleting a Profile, highlight the name of an existing profile in the list below, click Next, and then typically click Finish.
3. On the Test Details page, select Active. In the Name field, enter a unique name for this Profile. In the Test Type drop-down, pick TCP. In the Test Frequency field, set how often this test will run, or accept the default of 300 seconds. Set Timeout to the number of seconds that this test must wait for a response before giving up.
If this test is associated with the performance of one or more applications, enter the Application name(s) here. Also set the name of a Device under test, if applicable. Device can also be the name of a region, business group, or other designator. These properties are passed to downstream Riverbed products for identifying and organizing Synthetic Test results.
4. On the Test Configuration page, specify the port that the TCP connection uses.
5. On the Test Sources page, select one or more test engines from which this test should be run.
6. On the Test Targets page, enter the URL or IP address of one or more devices or applications to be tested.
7. On the Summary page, verify all settings. Click Previous to go back and modify, or click Finish to save the profile.